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More Efficient Machine Shop Production with AI
Fast cost calculation, consistent CAM programming, and easy access to production data are critical factors in a modern machine shop. Yet in many companies, production planning still relies on manual calculations, fragmented information, and the experience of individual key employees. At the same time, the shortage of skilled workers and cost pressures continue to grow.
up2parts addresses these challenges with an AI-based software solution that combines 3D models, tolerance information (PMI), and company-specific production expertise into a self-learning system. The solution accelerates cost calculation, process planning, and CAM programming while improving productivity and data quality throughout the entire production chain.
Self-Learning Production Co-Pilot
up2parts was developed specifically to meet the real-world needs of machine shops. The solution is built on practical experience in contract manufacturing and is centered around the idea of a self-learning production co-pilot that evolves based on user decisions and the company’s own processes.
The system combines:
- Geometric analysis of 3D models
- PMI data (tolerances, surface finishes, threads, etc.)
- The company’s machines, tools, and manufacturing strategies
Based on this information, up2parts can generate cost calculations, process plans, and CAM recommendations in seconds—without traditional macro- or rule-based solutions. The company retains full ownership of its data: CAD models, processes, and production information always remain under the customer’s control.
Geometric Similarity Search—Speed and Standardization
One of up2parts’ most powerful features is its geometric similarity search. The system analyzes the geometry of a new part and searches the database for similar parts that have been previously manufactured or estimated.
This makes it possible to:
- Reuse existing process plans and cost calculations
- Reuse machining strategies and cost structures
- Eliminate manual browsing and information searches
The database grows with every new part and gradually forms a comprehensive, production-based knowledge base for future projects.
The up2parts Platform—One Platform, Three Modules
up2parts covers the entire production planning value chain, from a request for quotation to the finished NC code. The platform consists of three complementary modules.
up2parts cockpit
Centralized Production Data Management
up2parts cockpit serves as the core of the entire system and as a centralized database for all production-related information. It makes 3D models, drawings, process plans, and CAM programs easy to find and accessible to everyone who needs them.
Key features:
- CAD viewer for 3D models and PDF drawings
- Import and automatic recognition of tolerance information (PMI)
- Geometric similarity search for previously manufactured parts
- Design for manufacturability (DFM) analysis that identifies critical features
Cockpit is browser-based and can also be used on the shop floor with industrial tablets, providing direct access to information at the machine—even during night and weekend shifts.
up2parts calculation
Production Planning and Quotations Up to 80% Faster
up2parts calculation automates cost calculation and process planning. Based on the part’s geometry and manufacturing technology, the system creates a customized process plan that includes setup-time and machining-time estimates, as well as both machine and manual operations.
Benefits:
- Process plans and quotations up to 80% faster
- Company-specific recommendations based on the company’s own production data
- Seamless integration with ERP systems or export to Excel
The solution is particularly well suited to high-mix, low-volume production, where manual calculations have traditionally been slow and vulnerable to personnel changes.
up2parts autoCAM
CAM programming up to 70% faster
up2parts autoCAM automates CAM programming and integrates directly with your existing CAM environment. The system analyzes geometry and tolerance data and generates automated suggestions for setups, operations, tools, and cutting parameters.
up2parts autoCAM is available for:
- Mastercam
- GibbsCAM
- hyperMILL®
CAM programs are created in minutes and transferred directly to the CAM system in use, where the NC code is generated as usual through the postprocessor. Automation eliminates routine work, standardizes programming practices, and frees skilled employees to focus on more demanding tasks.
Company-specific database and data security
At the core of up2parts is a company-specific database containing machines, tools, materials, machining methods, and previous projects. The system learns from user decisions and adapts to the company’s own operating practices.
The solution operates in the Microsoft Azure Europe cloud environment and complies with GDPR requirements. Alternatively, data can be stored in the customer’s own server environment, which is particularly important, for example, in the defense and aerospace industries.
up2parts as part of a modern digital production chain
up2parts delivers the greatest benefits when costing, production planning, and CAM programming form a unified digital process. Practical experience from European machine shops shows:
- faster quotation turnaround
- more accurate process plans
- significantly shorter CAM programming times
- greater production transparency and control
The development of up2parts is supported by industrial partners and investors such as Sandvik, DMG MORI, and Schaeffler, who contribute extensive technological expertise to the system.
Camcut – the official up2parts partner
Camcut Group serves as the official partner for up2parts solutions and is responsible for software sales, implementation, training, and technical support. Camcut’s extensive experience in CAM software, machine shop technology, and production processes ensures that up2parts is efficiently integrated into the customer’s existing environment.
Together with up2parts, Camcut helps machine shops move toward faster, more transparent, and data-driven production.
Frequently Asked Questions About up2parts
1. What is up2parts?
up2parts is an AI-based software solution that helps machine shops automate quotation costing, process planning, and CAM programming by leveraging 3D model geometry, PMI data, and company-specific production data.
2. How does up2parts improve production efficiency?
up2parts analyzes the geometry of the parts to be manufactured and the company’s own production data, quickly generates cost estimates and process plans, and provides CAM programming recommendations while reducing manual work and errors.
3. Can up2parts work with an existing CAM environment?
Yes — up2parts integrates with existing CAM infrastructure and supports environments such as Mastercam, GibbsCAM, and hyperMILL through its automated CAM programming modules.
4. Which modules are included in the up2parts solution?
up2parts includes the cockpit module for managing information, the calculation module for fast quotation and process-planning tasks, and autoCAM modules for automating CAM programming.
5. How does up2parts learn and adapt to a company’s needs?
The software uses self-learning AI that learns from user decisions and the company’s operating methods, enabling it to provide increasingly better recommendations for part processing and programming over time.
